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SNNPR, Ethiopia

SNNPR used East Africa Time, or UTC+3, like the rest of Ethiopia. The name now refers to a former regional state, so present-day city information should be checked under the successor region containing that location.

Sodo, Ethiopia

7:47:39 PM

Friday, 4 September 2026

UTC+3 · Africa/Addis_Ababa

Time and sun data for Sodo — the largest city of SNNPR

The sun in Sodo

Sunrise 6:23 AM Solar noon 12:30 PM Sunset 6:36 PM Daylight 12 h 14 min Night 11 h 46 min Civil twilight 6:02 AM – 6:57 PM

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Largest cities

Sodo 204 100
Arba Minch 201 000
Hosa'Ina 188 200
Dila 158 800
Butajira 89 800
Areka 84 500
K'Olito 72 200
Ciro 69 800
Durame 65 900
Boditi 64 900
Mizan Teferi 62 000
Felege Neway 61 000

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Current time in SNNPR, Ethiopia

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region was commonly shortened to SNNPR or SNNP. It no longer exists as a current first-level administrative region, following the creation of several successor states from its former territory.

This political change did not introduce a time-zone change. Places formerly grouped under SNNPR continue to observe Ethiopia’s East Africa Time. The applicable offset is UTC+3, and Ethiopian clocks do not move seasonally for daylight saving time.

A legacy database may still offer SNNPR as a location. Its displayed time can remain correct because every successor region uses the same national standard. For modern administrative information, however, search for Sidama, South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region, South Ethiopia Regional State, or Central Ethiopia Regional State as appropriate.

An old regional label can outlive a map update; thankfully, UTC+3 requires much less redrawing.

Cities formerly listed under SNNPR

Hawassa served as SNNPR’s capital and remains a major southern Ethiopian city, now associated with Sidama Region. Other well-known centres once included within the former region are now divided among successor states.

Hawassa, now the capital of Sidama Region Arba Minch, now within South Ethiopia Regional State Wolaita Sodo, now the capital of South Ethiopia Regional State Bonga, now the capital of South West Ethiopia Peoples’ Region

Hosaena, now associated with Central Ethiopia Regional State Dilla, now within South Ethiopia Regional State This list is more useful as an administrative crosswalk than as a strict population ranking. City sizes depend on the geographic unit and reference period, while regional assignments have changed. Timekeeping is easier: every city listed continues to share EAT.

When maintaining addresses, datasets, or travel pages, preserve SNNPR where it describes a historical record, but use the current region for a present-day location. Silently treating the former region as current can confuse readers even when the displayed hour is right.

Sunrise in the former regional territory

SNNPR covered a varied and extensive area, so it never had one universally exact sunrise time. A value calculated for Hawassa could not precisely represent Bonga, Arba Minch, or every rural locality. That remains true under the newer boundaries.

Sunrise depends on date, longitude, latitude, and the chosen calculation method. Mountains, valleys, buildings, and cloud affect when direct sunlight is observed. The shared UTC+3 clock merely provides a common label for these local events.

Identify the present-day successor region. Select the exact city or coordinates. Use East Africa Time without a daylight-saving adjustment. Treat an SNNPR solar value as approximate unless its locality is stated.

For historical material, use the place and boundaries relevant to the record. For a current journey, use the modern place name and administration. Neither approach requires changing the Ethiopian time-zone setting.

Questions and answers

Is SNNPR still an Ethiopian regional state?: No. It is a former regional designation whose territory is now divided among successor regions.
Did the regional reorganisation change local time?: No. The affected places continued using East Africa Time, UTC+3.
Which city should be used for an SNNPR sunrise?: Use the actual city named in the event or address. There is no single exact sunrise for the former territory.